Description & Analysis

All 1873 two-cent pieces were coined as proofs, since this denomination was slated for retirement early that year. The mintage of this date has been reconstructed as 600 pieces having the Closed 3 variety and 500 with the Open 3, plus 46 additional pieces of undetermined variety struck for the minor proof sets. These numbers are all tentative and may never be certain.

This is another date that was hoarded to some extent, accounting for its seemingly higher survival rate. It has been speculated, too, that the Open 3 examples are restrikes made a few years later, as that style of date was used primarily after this denomination's termination date.

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